ECOLOGY
BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION
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solar energy
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fossil fuels
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agricultural plants
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clean water
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nonrenewable energy resources include coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear energy. Once these resources are used up, they cannot be replaced, which is a major problem for humanity as we are currently dependent on them to supply most of our energy needs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fossil energy sources, including oil, coal and natural gas, are non-renewable resources that formed when prehistoric plants and animals died and were gradually buried by layers of rock.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fossil Fuels and Nonrenewable Resources But not all nonrenewables are fossil fuels. Crude oil, natural gas, and coal are all considered fossil fuels, but uranium is not. Rather, it is a heavy metal that is extracted as a solid and then converted by nuclear power plants into a fuel source.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hence Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are fossil fuels but sunlight is not a fossil fuel.
Detailed explanation-5: -Solar, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, and geothermal power can provide energy without the planet-warming effects of fossil fuels.